An attack has taken place on this eighteenth day of the Battle of the Somme at Fromelles, which is situated to the north of the Somme battlefield. German soldiers have been making strong counter-attacks at Longueval and Delville Wood all day. Drizzle has been falling all afternoon and soldiers are reportedly feeling exhausted after three weeks of constant fighting.
The nineteenth day of the battle has seen German soldiers attack Longueval, Waterlot Farm and Trones Wood. Fighting in Delville Wood is continuing.
Whilst the attacks by the enemy on Waterlot Farm and Trones Wood were repulsed yesterday, the twentieth day of the battle has seen the fighting continue at both Longueval and Delville Wood.
Reports of fighting at High Wood are filtering through on this twenty-first day of the battle. Haig has also made a visit to Rawlinson, in a bid to make clear how important the need to capture the village of Guillemont is.
Violent fighting on the Pozieres to Guillemont front can be heard on what is now the twenty-second day of the Battle of the Somme. Aerial reconnaissance missions have brought the news that a new German trench line has been dug in front of the switch line to the north west of High Wood.
The second phrase of the Somme battle has begun twenty-three days in, with fierce fighting in and around the village of Pozieres. The British recaptured the whole of Longueval earlier today, but reports are coming in this evening that the northern part of the village has been recaptured by German soldiers.
The twenty-fourth day of the battle has seen fighting continue at Pozieres as well as a German counter attack at both High Wood and Guillemont, despite the high temperature of 55 degrees.
Remember to check back on the 31st July for the latest news.
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